Auburn routs Tuskegee 75-32

Published 7:37 am Thursday, December 18, 2008

AUBURN — Korvotney Barber scored a game-high 14 points and was one of five Auburn players to score in double figures in a 75-32 rout of Tuskegee on Wednesday night.

Frankie Sullivan scored 12 points and Lucas Hargrove, Tay Waller and Rasheem Barrett poured in 10 apiece for the Tigers (5-4). Hargrove also blocked three shots and grabbed nine rebounds, while Waller was 2-for-3 from beyond the arc.

Andrae Nelson was the only player in double figures for the Golden Tigers (0-3), scoring 10.

The Tigers started the game on a 27-7 run, and were up by 19 at halftime in part due to 5-for-26 shooting (19.2 percent) by the Golden Tigers in the first half.

Auburn’s bench outscored Tuskegee’s 31-12 in the game, and the Golden Tigers were 1-for-16 on 3-pointers.